A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.